WC Qualification South America Team Stats 2026

Who led the way on goals, xG, clean sheets and much more.

Updated 10 September 2025, after the last game

WC Qualification South America Team Stats Questions

Which WC Qualification South America team had the best goal difference in 2026?

Argentina had the best goal difference in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with +21 from 18 games, scoring 31 and conceding 10. Colombia and Uruguay were next on +10.

Which WC Qualification South America team had the worst goal difference in 2026?

Bolivia and Chile shared the worst goal difference in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with -18 each. Peru were next on -15.

How many goals per game were there in the WC Qualification South America in 2026?

There were 183 goals in 90 WC Qualification South America games in 2026, an average of 2.0 a game, 1.0 for each side. Argentina averaged the most, 1.7 a game, and Peru the fewest, 0.3.

Which WC Qualification South America team had the best expected goal difference in 2026?

Brazil had the best expected goal difference in the WC Qualification South America in 2026, with +13.2 from 18 games, creating 27.2 xG and conceding 14.0. Argentina were next on +10.4.

WC Qualification South America Goals Scored

Rank	Team	Goals Scored
1	Argentina	31
2	Colombia	28
3	Brazil	24
4	Uruguay	22
5	Venezuela	18
6	Bolivia	17
7	Ecuador	14
8	Paraguay	14
9	Chile	9
10	Peru	6

WC Qualification South America Expected Goals (xG)

Rank	Team	Expected Goals (xG)
1	Brazil	27.2
2	Colombia	27.0
3	Argentina	21.6
4	Paraguay	19.7
5	Uruguay	17.9
6	Bolivia	17.7
7	Venezuela	17.7
8	Ecuador	17.1
9	Chile	16.5
10	Peru	11.7

WC Qualification South America Goals Against, fewest first

Rank	Team	Goals Against
1	Ecuador	5
2	Argentina	10
3	Paraguay	10
4	Uruguay	12
5	Brazil	17
6	Colombia	18
7	Peru	21
8	Chile	27
9	Venezuela	28
10	Bolivia	35

WC Qualification South America Expected Goals Against (xGA), fewest first

Rank	Team	Expected Goals Against (xGA)
1	Argentina	11.2
2	Brazil	14.0
3	Ecuador	15.3
4	Uruguay	17.8
5	Paraguay	18.2
6	Colombia	18.6
7	Chile	23.2
8	Bolivia	24.4
9	Venezuela	25.1
10	Peru	25.9

WC Qualification South America Goal Difference

Rank	Team	Goal Difference
1	Argentina	+21
2	Colombia	+10
3	Uruguay	+10
4	Ecuador	+9
5	Brazil	+7
6	Paraguay	+4
7	Venezuela	-10
8	Peru	-15
9	Bolivia	-18
10	Chile	-18

WC Qualification South America Expected Goal Difference (xGD)

Rank	Team	Expected Goal Difference (xGD)
1	Brazil	+13.2
2	Argentina	+10.4
3	Colombia	+8.4
4	Ecuador	+1.8
5	Paraguay	+1.4
6	Uruguay	+0.1
7	Bolivia	-6.8
8	Chile	-6.8
9	Venezuela	-7.4
10	Peru	-14.3

WC Qualification South America Possession %

Rank	Team	Possession %
1	Argentina	63.9%
2	Brazil	62.1%
3	Colombia	56.8%
4	Uruguay	52.7%
5	Ecuador	52.4%
6	Chile	51.9%
7	Bolivia	42.2%
8	Peru	40.8%
9	Venezuela	39.3%
10	Paraguay	37.9%

WC Qualification South America Clean Sheets

Rank	Team	Clean Sheets
1	Ecuador	13
2	Argentina	11
3	Uruguay	10
4	Paraguay	10
5	Colombia	7
6	Brazil	6
7	Bolivia	6
8	Venezuela	6
9	Chile	6
10	Peru	5

WC Qualification South America Fouls Committed

Rank	Team	Fouls Committed
1	Colombia	253
2	Paraguay	247
3	Venezuela	240
4	Uruguay	237
5	Peru	233
6	Ecuador	232
7	Brazil	229
8	Bolivia	220
9	Chile	215
10	Argentina	193

WC Qualification South America Yellow Cards

Rank	Team	Yellow Cards
1	Venezuela	43
2	Peru	40
3	Chile	40
4	Brazil	39
5	Uruguay	38
6	Colombia	37
7	Paraguay	36
8	Bolivia	30
9	Argentina	26
10	Ecuador	24